8 gig ProDuo Memory Stick - Update

[dejkirkby]

You could get at least 3 4GB for that price, giving you an extra 3.5GB+ after taking of the unusable portions.
Not worth it yet.

[Avenyet]

Way too expensive, but think of all the PS1 games you could put on it!!! And only 7.35 GB worth of usable space? Why so much unusable space?

this is because in retail 8 gibibytes would be 8GB this "8GB" is

8*1000*1000*1000 = 8000000000


8192000000/1024/1024/1024=7.45

its not perfect but it how i always work it out

i recommend gettin a san disk then u can unlock the other hidden 7.45 to give u the total of 14.9 but i havn;t seen any plans for a 8gb san disk yet

and if the price was about £90 i think i would buy it becuase an extra 7 GB would be an great boost in storeage space for my laptop its got a built in card reader and only a 40GB hdd so it seem like a plan

[jerrt]

wait wait wait.... weren't the 4 gig sticks like $500 when they first came out. i think 300 isn't too bad, although i'm still waiting for the price to drop. it will drop pretty quickly look at recent trends. also the 4 gigs are going to get cheaper.

[Nookadum]

Avenyet got it right. It's just like how DVDs are supposedly labeled at 4.7GB, but it's actually 4.3GB.

I don't think this 8GB Memory Stick Pro Duo was directly aimed at the PSP, but more on the HD cameras/camcorders that Sony has (which has versions that come with a a built-in HD or mini-DVD writer).

[sinjinn]

that is the official price . i will wait for the ebay prices. they are bound to be below the one hundred pound mark . and it was only a couple of months ago when the 4 gig was at that price. i have a 4 gig but it only cost 38 pounds, i think everyone will wait.

[MIB.42]

Way too expensive, but think of all the PS1 games you could put on it!!! And only 7.35 GB worth of usable space? Why so much unusable space?

Because the way their (and all others, including SanDisk) marketing people decided, that 1GB is 1000MB! Hype over engineering!
( Read the fine prints on the stick's paper... )

[Poem58]

I bought my 4GB at Best Buy and paid $150...so the $300 tag seems a logical step...however if you can get a 4GB online for $100 bucks or lower then it won't be too long before you can get an 8GB for around $150-$200...just like any tech...high prices?...don't whine...wait.

[gr42178]

this is because in retail 8 gibibytes would be 8GB this "8GB" is

8*1000*1000*1000 = 8000000000


8192000000/1024/1024/1024=7.45

its not perfect but it how i always work it out

i recommend gettin a san disk then u can unlock the other hidden 7.45 to give u the total of 14.9 but i havn;t seen any plans for a 8gb san disk yet

and if the price was about £90 i think i would buy it becuase an extra 7 GB would be an great boost in storeage space for my laptop its got a built in card reader and only a 40GB hdd so it seem like a plan

AAAAAAAAAH I see. Trickery at its finest! Please elaborate on "unlock the other hidden 7.45 to give u the total of 14.9" Are you serious?

[carlitx]

thats more friggin expensive than it was to buy my psp! my psp only cost 250$ +tax at wallmart!

[textkihi]

Ordered.